The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-21

a great zeal Oh e6pidLhLlOH. May l.
come over and tell you all about itp"
ooh, no, no,'' replied Thisby, shat
would eve do"
esThen meet me at the fountain at 2
this afternoon" said PyTamus. ''There
can be objection to that, can therep"
81 don't KNOW" replied Thisby,
doubtfully.
"Just look at this fence" said Pyra-
mus, "a thing Of beauty; a monument
to neighborly love and friendship to be
perpetuated always; and then say
whether you will meet me-"
81 will" replied Thisby, desperately.
"Some pledge please, /" said Pyramus.
laughingly; a flower will do"
Earn one first, " said Thisby, as they
separated.
Pyramus and Thisby met that after
noon punctually at the time and place
agreed upon, and each afternoon there
after until Saturday came. These were
very pleasant meetings, having a flavor
of novelty and romance, and they both
came to look forward to them with no
| small degree of happy anticipation. a
very agreeable acquaintance sprung up
from their daily association, wherein
| each related to the other the strong
points in his or her biography and eX-
changed opinions upon various subjects,
generally with astonishing unanlmity or
if any slight difference arose it was
easily adjusted; and furthermore, each
came to notice and admire some espe-
| cially beautiful quality in the other,
and each was convinced that a true and
lasting friendship had arisen.
Thisby was Gliding Pyramus that a
week had almost passed, and that with
all their planning the fence.still stood.
Pyramus blamed the wind, that it had
not blown strong enough nor in the
right direction, but vowed that wind
or upon that very night the fence
should fall.
The night was dark. Beside the
mighty fence, between the hours of s
and 10 might have been seen a solitary
figure industriously plying pick and
spade. The task was a hard one, but
the wind which had increased to a mod
crate gale since shutdown seemed to
encourage thelone laborer, and when by
repeated efforts it swayed the posts
around which he was digging, he passed
on to the next and continued his work
there.
1t was 10 O'Clock and Jonathan Smith
sat alone in his library. 1t had always
been a pleasure to him on Saturday
night to recapitulate the events OF the
six DAYS past especially when they had
been a source of worldly profit, and to
look forward to an equally or more
prosperous period to come.
nn fh;o ~ f1 ion!ar SATURDAY. NIGHT his
face was clouded by the shadows of
trouble and annoyance. Upon his desk
Law six letters received during the week.
The last which he had just opened ana
read, was couched in the following
terms:
sLove thy neighbor BROWN as thy
self.n There is NJ offense like a high
fence that rears its p~resumptuous top
with brazen ~effrontery into the sacred
precincts of heaven.
The others were of similar import,
but appeared to have been written by
different persons; for Pyramus, Junior,
had been noted at college for cleverness
and variety in penmanship. Singly
they did deadly execution to the peace
and happiness OF Jonathan Smith; col
lectively thhey formed a whole battery
which no man of a proud Oh sensitive
nature could Withstand.
81 wonder who they dre," he said,
chat condemn me in this matter. Can
it be that the whole neigh6orhood, the
whole town secretly arraigns my con-
duct and look upon me as one who
malicious wrongs another? This must
not be. l would to G d the fence were
down."
At that moment he heard a crash
outside. Half frightened he started
from his chair, hastily donned his hat,
and passed out of the house to ascertain
what had happened.
ssThe fence is down. Beh Id my
prayer is answered." he exclaimed In a
voice that seemed to lift a load of trou-
BILE from his heart and scatter to the
wind.
''Who is that2" cried a voice from
the other yard.
"My name is Smith, sirp Who are
your"
"My name is Brown, STRIP
"Oh-hem-I have met considerable
Damage here, Mr.. Brown. | see the
w nd has blown my fence down"
And a very strong wind 1t was,'
replied the elder Brown, you must
heeds seo 'he pU.'s T shan rehr;ld if y
said Smith. 81 don't believe w ex-
actly need a fence here. DO you think
we do, Mr.. Brown2"
Sm;th Won and I We're both a
ii.tt 10, 0 whom we fall ont about
Iou ,rnr,h mentionino let's shake
h oud end danIare tho fence off
ha nus anu oIIarlv Gontiamen standing
my wv nom st,etnra ~rasned each
ot%nr nv the hand cordially: and there
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afterwards neuIes enleleyu Dni.S